Black ice mine.


    Thousand Lake Kingdom, a beach nearly 100 kilometers long, has long been one of the industries of black ice distillery.


    And the price paid by the factory is only 50 silver nals per kilometer. In total, 50 gold nals will get the mining right, which is too cheap to need.


    The reason why it is so cheap is that many noble shareholders of the factory have played a huge role.


    This powerful force made some aristocrats who owned the beach dare not embarrass the factory at all, and gave up the beach at a low price.


    Before the tide completely receded, two huge "tracked magic icebreakers" drove to the black ice deposit.


    The power of the ice breaker is amazing. It easily drags two giant ice breakers with a length of 5 meters, leaving two deep gullies in the thick black ice deposit.


    "Bang Bang Bang, Bang... "


    However, in the area where the icebreaker drove by, large pieces of black ice were overturned by the icebreaker and piled up on both sides of the gully.


    Nearly a thousand ragged miners cheered and rushed to the black ice in the shallow sea, carrying ice hammers and wooden frames. At this moment, the black crowd ran out of the momentum of thousands of troops.


    They are all poor people who come here to make a living, including adults in their prime, gray haired old people, and even many half age children.


    Behind the miner, two managers were shouting.


    "The reward is the same as yesterday, 50 kg of black ice for 2 copper nards Settle accounts on the spot, and never default... "


    "Everybody, when carrying black ice, you must pay attention to safety If you are injured, please come here for help. We have a special doctor who will bandage your wound free of charge... "


    "Hot water is supplied all day here. If you are cold and thirsty, you can come here and have a drink of hot water without any money..."


    After the miners ran away, the two stewards closed their mouths and turned to the makeshift wooden shed by the sea.


    "Good day, both of you!"


    A gentle voice came out of the shed.


    They were startled to find that there were two figures in gentleman''s clothes and hat in the shed.


    "Oh, good day, gentlemen." Two people returned a, surprised to look at each other.


    Who are these two guys?


    When did you come?


    "I''m Washington, a businessman running a family chamber of Commerce." The older gentleman said with a smile. He pointed to his companion again. "This is George, my friend. He is a small shareholder in the chamber of Commerce."


    George, with a stiff face, raised his hat without any expression, as a salute.


    There was a glimmer of doubt in the eyes of the two stewards.


    Mr. George is a big man with thick joints. The loose gentleman''s clothes were worn on him and collapsed like tight clothes. In any case, this guy is more like a guard and a thug than a businessman.


    What impresses us is that Mr. George has a palpitating breath.


    two managers are not ignorant of woodlouse. Two people have seen many awakening, but no awakened one has given them such a feeling of panic.


    There is no doubt that Mr. George must be more powerful than the awakened.


    Well, I''m afraid the identity of Mr. Washington is not simple.


    With the buttocks, I want to know that a gentleman with an extraordinary escort, can his status be lower?


    They bowed respectfully and said:


    "Mr. Washington, I''m Hamilton. It''s a great honor to meet you..."


    "Mr. Washington, this is Jefferson. Welcome to the black ice mine..."


    Washington nodded a little and said with a smile:


    "we are going to buy a large number of products from the black ice distillation plant. This time we come to the mine, we mainly want to have a field trip..."


    He turned to look at the icebreaker in the distance and asked:


    "I heard that when your factory started mining black ice, it used a kind of ice called Er, calling The machine... "


    When Hamilton saw Washington''s urgency, he said it for him:


    "mechanized production!"


    "Yes! It''s mechanized production. " Washington laughed awkwardly, "it is said that your factory has a very huge magic vehicle, in front of which is installed a huge shovel, which can lift more than 3 tons of black ice at one time. There is also a kind of black ice mining ship, which can mine more than 50 tons of black ice per hour..."


    "I''ve also heard that their mining speed is amazing, and hundreds of workers do not work as fast as them."


    "In fact, I came to the black ice mine this time mainly to see these amazing big guys..."


    At this point, he showed a look of confusion.


    "It''s hard for me to understand why you should employ so many workers instead of using magic machines, since your factory has such powerful things."


    However, Hamilton didn''t answer his question directly. Instead, he told his own story."My father is a fisherman. He depends on fishing to support his family Most of the time, it''s hard for my family to have enough to eat. "


    "Every year, the storm season is the most difficult season, because all the fish have retreated to the deep sea, so my father can''t go fishing again In order to fill my stomach, my father will bring my family to the seaside to pick up the seaweed washed to the shore by the waves when the sea is low. "


    Hamilton''s voice didn''t sound emotional.


    "However, there are not many seaweeds. There are even fewer seaweeds to eat So we are always starving all night, and we are often awakened by starvation in the middle of the night One storm season, my brother rabbi was starved to death There was also a storm season. My sister Daniela was ill and didn''t have enough food. She died very soon... "


    Washington sat up slightly, looking a lot more serious.


    "Although the temperature in the windy month is not too low, the sea water is very cold, especially when the water temperature is the lowest in the morning and evening Every time I didn''t want to go into the water, my father would scold me After wading in the sea for a whole day, my legs will be red and swollen with cold. I don''t feel any pain at all. I can''t sleep at night.... "


    Hamilton reached out and pointed to the workers carrying the black ice in the shallow water and said:


    "Mr. Washington, almost 14 of these workers are children They are still so young that they have to work from morning till night. When will the icebreaker stop and when will they leave the mine I especially understand their feelings... "


    Hamilton''s voice suddenly rose:


    "if the factory does not provide jobs, these people will not get enough food, and many people will not survive the coming long winter That''s why we''d rather hire them than magic forklifts and black ice mining boats! "


    Washington was finally moved.


    Even George, who has been keeping a straight face, has a much softer complexion.


    "Then." Washington cleared his throat and asked, "I want to know who made the decision to stop magic machines and hire workers?"


    "This is my suggestion." Hamilton straightened his chest with pride. "Mr. Sergey, the person in charge of the factory, wrote it into a proposal and submitted it to Mr. Goodall of Haichao chamber of Commerce Mr. Goodall immediately agreed to the proposal and ordered the factory to start employing workers immediately... "


    Washington asked in a meaningful tone:


    "is it not necessary for Mr. Goodall to ask the owner of Haichao chamber of Commerce for such an important decision Is that the crown


    "Of course not." Hamilton looked at Washington strangely, "Lord, the business is busy, how can you manage such a small matter?"


    Washington choked.


    In his opinion, it involves the work of nearly a thousand people and the expenditure of hundreds of guineas per month. How can this be regarded as a trivial matter?


    However, for Haichao chamber of Commerce, the amount of money in and out each month is as high as several hundred thousand jinnals. The business of just a few hundred jinnals is really too small.


    Hamilton said with admiration:


    "besides, the great Lord has always taught us that the tide chamber of commerce must never be mercenary, and should be kind to the civilians at the bottom, and when necessary, it must do its best to help the civilians..."


    "Be kind to civilians..." Washington murmured to himself.


    He could not help thinking of the amazing scene he had seen in port Copernicus the other day.


    Ship after ship of slaves were transported to the port. Under the whipping and scolding of the guards, they went into the camp set up by the Haichao chamber of Commerce. The scene was filled with crying, which was unbearable.


    These are the slaves who blackmailed Luther IX under the God of war. The total number is as high as 100000.


    Today, in the upper circles of the Kingdom, this God of war is recognized as the largest slave owner.


    At the moment, when Hamilton heard the words "be kind to the common people", Washington felt a sense of absurdity.


    Slave owners who are kind to civilians


    Washington could not help sighing, and his heart became increasingly confused.


    What kind of person is the God of war?